A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Ducktrap River Tributary Restoration Project
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
Summary:: The goal of the Ducktrap River project was to protect federally-endangered Atlantic Salmon and other cold water species by stabilizing the eroding portions of the tributary channel.
Contact:: Kym Sanderson
District Office Manager
Waldo County Soil and Water Conservation District
207-338-1964 x 3
kym.sanderson@me.nacdnet.net

Project Name:: Narragansett Bay
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Rhode Island
Summary:: A partnership approach for addressing the degradation of eelgrass beds in Narragansett Bay, by restoring eelgrass habitat using multiple planting methods.
Contact:: Andrew Lipsky
Biologist
USDA NRCS
401.822.8842
andrew.lipsky@ri.usda.gov

Project Name:: Lower Bronx River—A Community-Led Restoration Initiative
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: With many partners, the Bronx River Alliance re-established salt marshes and created parkland at the site of an abandoned concrete plant.
Website:: www.bronxriver.org
Contact:: Linda R. Cox
Executive Director
Bronx River Alliance
718-430-4668
Linda.Cox@parks.nyc.gov

Project Name:: Bridge Creek Salt Marsh Restoration Project
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Massachusetts
Summary:: This project restored tidal flows to a 40-acre degraded salt marsh, improving habitat for a variety of estuarine organisms by replacing undersized culverts with larger, properly sized culverts.
Contact:: Georgeann Keer
Project Manager
MA Coastal Zone Management, Wetlands Restoration Program
617-626-1246
georgeann.keer@state.ma.us

Project Name:: Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Virginia
Summary:: Public & private partners at all levels collaborating to protect, interpret & promote the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District, a congressionally-designated National Heritage Area
Website:: www.ShenandoahAtWar.org
Contact:: Howard Kittell
Executive Director
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation
540-740-4545
hkittell@svbf.net

Project Name:: Ducktrap Coalition, Ducktrap River Watershed
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
Summary:: Ducktrap watershed coalition formed to protect natural values in the watershed through a multifaceted partnership.
Website:: www.coastalmountains.org/htm/duckt_coalition.htm
Contact:: Scott Dickerson
Executive Director
Coastal Mountains Land Trust
207 236 7091
scottd@coastalmountains.org

Southeastern

Project Name:: Palmetto Bluff Preservation
Location:: Southeastern: South Carolina
Summary:: More than one-third of the original 20,000 acres at Crescent Resources' Palmetto Bluff community in the S.C. lowcountry has been set aside in perpetuity.
Website:: www.palmetto-bluff.com
Contact:: Kathryn Blanchard

704-376-3434
kblanchard@crown-com.com

Project Name:: Caguitas River Buffer Restoration
Location:: Southeastern: Puerto Rico
Summary:: A partnership with many agencies, including Housing and Urban Development, for restoration of approximately 1.5 miles of river buffer zone along the Caguitas river.
Contact:: Silmarie Padron
Private Lands Coordinator
US Fish and Wildlife Service
787-851-7297
silmarie_padron@fws.gov

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Greater Yellowstone Mammal Migrations
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Wyoming
Summary:: The Nature Conservancy and partners are committed to protecting critical seasonal ranges for Yellowstone's migrating animals and preserving these historic overland movements.
Website:: nature.org
Contact:: Laura Hubbard
Greater Yellowstone Program Manager
The Nature Conservancy
(406) 556-7277
lhubbard@tnc.org

Project Name:: Dakota Prairie/McKenzie County Grazing Association Partnership
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: North Dakota
Summary:: Ongoing partnership between the Forest Service & the Grazing Association (over 190 ranches) for stewardship of national grasslands interspersed with private ranchlands.
Website:: www.fs.fed.us/r1/dakotaprairie/mckenzie.htm
Contact:: Frank Guzman
District Ranger
USDA Forest Service, Dakota Prairie Grasslands, McKenzie Ranger District
701-842-2393
fguzman@fs.fed.us

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Cimarron Watershed Alliance
Location:: South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
Summary:: The Alliance seeks to improve and maintain both the quality and quantity of water in the Cimarron watershed through collaborative community activities involving all stakeholders.
Website:: www.redlodgeclearinghouse.org/stories/cimarron.html
Contact:: Jim Hollis
Cimarron River Water Master
New Mexico Office of the State Engineer and the Interstate Stream Commission
(505) 376-2918
cimwater@cimarron.springercoop.com

Project Name:: Ponderosa Pine Forest Partnership
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: The partnership aims to improve the health of the ponderosa pine forest and support the private timber industry, a key component of the local economy in Montezuma county.
Website:: www.redlodgeclearinghouse.org/stories/ponderosa.html
Contact:: Carla Harper
Coordinator
Ponderosa Pine Forest Partnership
(970) 565-6061
charper@co.montezuma.co.us

Far West

Project Name:: Yainix Ranch Project
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: A working lands conservation easement and a conservation investment model supports sustainable approaches for ranch management and collaborative conservation solutions.
Website:: www.sustainablenorthwest.org/programs/range.php
Contact:: James Honey
Program Officer
Sustainable Northwest
(503) 221-6911
jhoney@sustainablenorthwest.org

Project Name:: Oasis Valley Project
Location:: Far West: Nevada
Summary:: The town of Beatty, Nevada partnered with The Nature Conservancy to craft a conservation strategy that prevented the endangered species listing for an endemic toad.
Website:: www.amargosatoad.com
Contact:: Jim Moore
Oasis Valley Project Manager
The Nature Conservancy
702-737-8744
jmoore@tnc.org

Project Name:: Seabird Protection Program
Location:: Far West: Hawaii
Summary:: The Marine Corps Base Hawaii's Ulupa’u weapons range is the site for a collaborative effort to protect red-footed boobies through state-of-the-art conservation practices.
Contact:: Ms. Elizabeth Kumabe
President
Hawaii Audubon Society
808-528-1432
hiaudsoc@pixi.com

Project Name:: Endangered, native Colorado River fish conservation, restoration and recovery
Location:: Far West: California, South-Central/South-West: Colorado, Utah
Summary:: Restoration success from the active management of declining populations of Colorado River fish through innovative approaches to raising native fish to larger size away from predators.
Contact:: Gordon Mueller
Research Fishery Biologist
U. S. Geological Survey
303-445-2218
gordon_a_mueller@usgs.gov

Project Name:: Lower Cerrito Creek
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Friends of Five Creeks partners are restoring native vegetation and creating a creekside trail with seating and signage along 1/2 mile of Cerrito Ck.
Website:: www.fivecreeks.org
Contact:: Susan Schwartz
president
Friends of Five Creeks
510 848 9358
f5creeks@aol.com

Project Name:: Mattole Restoration Council
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: The Council seeks to restore the natural systems in the Mattole River watershed and maintain these systems at sustainable levels of health and productivity.
Contact:: Chris Larson
Executive Director
Mattole Restoration Council
(707)-629-3514
chris@mattole.org

Project Name:: Upper Joseph Watershed
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: Watershed restoration is bridging boundaries between public and private lands, bringing socioeconomic benefits to the community and improving conditions for multiple endangered species.
Contact:: Diane Snyder
Executive Director
Wallowa Resources
541-426-8053
diane@wallowaresources.org

National

Project Name:: Wildland Fire Leadership Council
Location:: National
Summary:: The Wildland Fire Leadership Council (WFLC) was established in April 2002 to implement and coordinate the National Fire Plan and Federal Wildland Fire Policy inplementation.
Website:: www.fireplan.gov
Contact:: Corbin Newman
National Fire Plan Coordinator
USDA Forest Service
202-205-1332
cnewman02@fs.fed.us

Current Conservation Programs